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1955–56 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

1955–56 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1955–56 record 12–14 (9–7 SoCon)
Head coach Boydson Baird (4th season)
Home arena Blow Gymnasium
Seasons
← 1954–55
1956–57 →
1955–56 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
George Washington 10 2   .833     19 7   .731
West Virginia 10 2   .833     21 9   .700
Virginia Tech 10 7   .588     14 11   .560
Richmond 8 6   .571     16 13   .552
William & Mary 9 7   .563     12 14   .462
Furman 7 7   .500     12 16   .429
Davidson 5 7   .417     10 15   .400
Washington and Lee 5 8   .385     12 16   .429
VMI 3 11   .214     4 19   .174
The Citadel 0 10   .000     2 19   .095
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1956; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the fourth year of head coach Boydson Baird, the team finished the season 12–14, 9–7 in the Southern Conference. This was the 51st season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played its home games at Blow Gymnasium.

The Indians finished in 5th place in the conference and qualified for the 1956 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, held at the Richmond Arena. However, for the second consecutive year William & Mary fell to Richmond in the quarterfinals.

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